Desk set



July 4, 1933. K. s. PARKER 1,916,808

DESK SET Filed July 18, 1931 Iva/ENTER.

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Patented July 4, 1933 UNITED COMPANY, or annnsvitntc,

KENNETH S. PARKER, 0F JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE PARKER PEN WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN DESK SET Application filed July 18,

My invention relates to desk sets of that character including means adapted to receive and support a fountain pen or other writing instrument.

As is well known, many desk sets of the foregoing character heretofore devised have included abase, a receiving receptacle for the writing instrument and interconnecting means between the base and the receptacle for adjustment movements of the receptacle to a plurality of diiferent angular positions with respect to the base in order that the writing instrument may be conveniently ac,- cessible from any position. which the user may assume with respect to the desk set. These prior desk sets have quite successfully served their intended purpose, but they are somewhat expensive due to the comparatively large number of parts and the character of the mechanical structure required for accomplishment of the various angular movements of the receptacle.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a desk set wherein the receiving receptacle and the writing instrument supported thereby are capable of adjustment to a plurality of angular positions without the use of adjustable interconnecting means be tween the receptacle and its support.

Another, and more specific, object is to provide a deck set which includes, a receiving receptacle mounted upon a. base, the base being portable and of itself capable of adjustment to a plurality of differ nt positions with respect to its supporting surface for positioning the receiving receptacle and/ or the writing instrument contained thereiin a plurality of dilferent angular positions with respect to the base supporting surface, including positions on the opposite sides of a vertical line passing from the base supporting surface tl'irough the base.

Another object is to provide a desk (St having a base in the form of a :aceted spherh cal or ball-like member with the receiving receptacle (or other writing instrument receiving means) fixedly secured therein whereby seating of such. member upon different facet surfaces eii'ects adjustment of the writing instrumentinto different angular positions with respect to the surface supporting the faceted member. v

Other objects are to provide a desk set which is exceedingly simple in construction and cheap to manufacture and is subject to a be fixedin In the drawing, numeral 10 generally in- 1931. Serial No. 551,716.

minimum of wear thereby increasing the life of the same; to provide a desk set which, because of'its general contour, structure and weight, may well serve the purpose of a paper weight, being readily shifted from one position to another; and to provide a desk set of the foregoing character which requires but little space in use and which may be readily and quickly stored away, as in the drawer of a desk, for safekeepin Other objects and advantages will become apparent as this description progresses and by reference to the cally sets forth one form of my invention.

in the drawing:

Figure l is a plan View of one form of desk set embodying my invention and illustrating a portion of a fountain pen directly over the receiving receptacle, the said view also indicating three dilferent positions of adjustment of-said set producing different angular adjustments of the receptacle and pen,-

. ld ig. 2 desk set disclosing the manner of mounting the receiving receptacle in the base;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the desk set without the receiving receptacle mounted therein; and V Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the receiving receptacle which is adapted to the base.

dicates a hollow faceted moulded glass base {of ball-like 0r spherical form) having opening 11 and a projecting collar 12 formed therein. A moulded or formed receptacle 13 having a shoulder 14: is adapted to be in sorted into the opening 11 of the base 10, the shoulder 14 resting on the flat top edge of the extending collar or neck 12. Radially extending grooves 15 are formed in the Wall of the said receptacle for a purpose which wi l he mentioned hereinafter.

In the assembly of the receptacle in the base, the said base is filled approximately three-fourths full of tar or other material having a consistency that will permit it to harden and then the receptacle is inserted in base aperture 11 and forced into the tar. That portion of the receptacle which is forced into the tar is of an area equal to that of the unfilled portion of the hollow base so that when the said receptacle is forced into the tar, the material will expand so as to drawing which specifi is a fragmentary plan view of the .0 is held in one predetermined position ready to be grasped for use. The base may be rotated from one facet to the other (as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1) thereby ef- 1 fecting different predetermined angular adjustments of the writing instrument; wherefore, in effect, this very simple construction has the same adjustment advantages as the the prior structures liereinabove mentioned. Furthermore, it is obvious that my invention provides an exceedingly inexpensive structure which is durable-all without sacrifice of highest desk set efficiency.

. With the use of different colored tar, or materials of like nature, and by affixing de signs to the inside of the hollowed glass base,

the said base can be effectually ornamented so, in addition to being a useful article, it can be made quite decorative.

While I prefer to use larger facets such as (m illustrated for greater stability of the set,

yet it can readily be perceived that the number of facets on the base 10 may be increased to obtain more positions of adjustment of the writing instrument and, vice versa, fewer facets may be provided to obtain fewer positions of adjustment without departingfrom my invention. It will also be understood that while i have shown only one form of my invention, changes in details 7 and arrangement of pai't-sinay be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined by the claims which follow. For example, in certain instances the receiving receptacle may be omitted in which case the base member may take a solid form with the opening corresponding to opening 11 extended and shaped to receive and support a writing instrument. 'Or if the base is filled with a substance which tends to harden, the opening 11 may likewise be extended to provide recess means for the writing instrument.

I claim:

1. A writing instrument receptacle comprising in combination a base, an aperture in said base, and means on and integral with said base whereby upon oscillation thereof a writing instrument mounted in said aperture may be angularly adjusted relative to the plane on which the base rests.

2. In a deskset, a portable base, a receiving receptacle immovably secured to said base, said base having means for retaining said base in angularly varied positions on a 35 supporting surface to adjust said receptacle to a plurality of angular positions with respect to said supporting surface.

3. In a desk set, a portable base having a plurality of seating surfaces thereon adapted to rest upon a supporting surface, a receiving receptacle immovably secured to said base, said base seating surfaces being .angularly located with respect to each other so that said receptacle is positioned in a different angular position with respect to said supporting surface when said base is moved from one of said seating surfaces to another.

4. In a desk set, a portable base taking the form of a spherical member having a plurality of facets thereon, and a receiving receptacle immovably supported by said base and adjustable to a plurality of different angular positions with respect to the surface upon which the base rests by seating said base upon different of said facets.

5. In a desk set, a ball-like base member having a plurality of facets thereon, a receiving receptacle secured in said base member and in which a. writing instrument is adapted to be inserted, said base member having sufficient weight to support itself, said receptacle, and writing instrument upon any of said facets without tipping or displacement, and each said facets being so arranged relative to the others that each facet predetermines a different angular position for said receptacle with respect to the surface supporting said base member.

(3. In a desk set, a spherical base member having a faceted exterior surface, said base having recess means therein for receiving and holding a writing instrument, each said facet being arranged angularly with respect to the adjacent facets so that a writing instrument when mounted in said recess means is held in different angular positions with respect to surface supporting said base member when different facets are employed as the base seating surface.

' 7. In a desk set, a portable base having recess means therein for the reception and support a writing instrument, said base having means for retaining said base in angulai'ly varied positions with respect to its supporting surface to vary the position of a supported writing instrument angularly with respect to said base supporting surface.

8. In a desk set, a'base having a plurality of angularly' disposed seating surfaces thereon for supporting it in different predetermined angular positions with respect to its supporting surface, recess means in said base for receiving and holding a writing instrument, said writing instrument being movable to different angular positions with respect to said base supporting surface by moving said base from one angular seating surface to another.

Signed at Jaiiesville this 3rd day of July, 1931. i I

KENNETH S. PARKER. 

